US2012066811A1PendingUtilityA1

Hi-visibility work gear

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 18, 2010Filed: Sep 18, 2010Published: Mar 22, 2012
Est. expirySep 18, 2030(~4.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Matthew D. NobleMichael Dancyger
A45C 2011/007A45C 2003/008A45F 5/021A41D 13/065A45C 3/001A41D 13/01A45C 3/02
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Claims

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus and method for high-visibility work gear. The apparatus includes a main body portion. High-visibility elements are connected to the main body portion. The high-visibility portions including a night-time light reflecting material and day-time high-visibility surrounding offset material.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A work gear apparatus comprising:
 a main body portion;   a plurality of high-visibility elements coupled to the body portion, the plurality of high-visibility portions including a night-time light reflecting material and day-time high-visibility surrounding offset material.   
     
     
         2 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion is a kneepad. 
     
     
         3 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion is a first bag, and the first bag is configured for coupling to a belt. 
     
     
         4 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the main body portion is a utility bag. 
     
     
         5 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of high-visibility elements are coupled to an upper portion and a lower portion of a front portion of the kneepad. 
     
     
         6 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 5 , further comprising high-visibility elements coupled to one or more fastening straps, wherein the plurality of high-visibility portions provide 360° of light reflecting material. 
     
     
         7 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the high-visibility elements coupled to the one or more fastening straps, provide light reflecting material on both sides of the fastening straps. 
     
     
         8 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the kneepad further includes a day-time high-visibility kneepad cap coupled to the front portion. 
     
     
         9 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a second bag. 
     
     
         10 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of high-visibility elements are coupled to a plurality of pouch openings on the first bag and the second bag. 
     
     
         11 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of high-visibility elements are coupled to a left side portion and a right side portion, under a middle pouch opening. 
     
     
         12 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the first bag and the second bag have a dark color to contrast with the plurality of high-visibility elements. 
     
     
         13 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising high-visibility elements coupled to straps on a first side and a second side of the utility bag, wherein the straps form a handle on the first side and the second side of the utility bag. 
     
     
         14 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising high-visibility elements coupled a zipper handle and one or more attachment rings. 
     
     
         15 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising light reflective material coupled to fabric reinforcement elements. 
     
     
         16 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising light reflecting material coupled to a pouch opening tab. 
     
     
         17 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 16 , further comprising a high-visibility inner bottom portion of the utility bag. 
     
     
         18 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 16 , further comprising high-visibility stitch piping. 
     
     
         19 . The work gear apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the utility bag has a dark color to contrast with the plurality of high-visibility elements. 
     
     
         20 . A method comprising:
 providing a work gear main body portion;   determining relevant portions of the work gear main body portion for attaching high-visibility elements for increasing visibility of the work gear main body portion during light conditions and during dark conditions; and   attaching the high-visibility elements to the determined relevant portions of the work gear main body portion.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the main body portion is a kneepad. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising attaching high-visibility elements to one or more fastening straps of the kneepad. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the main body portion is a first bag, and the first bag is configured for coupling to a belt. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising attaching high-visibility elements to a plurality of pouch openings of the first bag. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the main body portion is a utility bag. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising attaching a high-visibility element to a zipper handle of the utility bag. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising attaching a high-visibility element to at least one coupling ring and a tab for a pouch latching element. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising attaching high-visibility stitch piping to portions of the utility bag. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the high-visibility elements comprise light reflecting material and high-visibility colored material.

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